Created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of British firm Mathmos’ most famous invention, the lava lamp will be on display in the shop at the Southbank Centre until the end of September.

Mathmos was founded in 1963 by the inventor of the lava lamp, Edward Craven Walker, who was inspired by the design of an egg timer he saw in a Dorset pub.

As well as inventing the psychedelic ornament, Walker also made underwater naturist films, flew helicopters, drove a fire engine and was a World War Two pilot, a talented accountant, entertainer of the cast of the 1960s musical Hair and owner of a naturist camp in Dorset.

The 200-litre lava lamp is also a part of the London Design Festival: check out our top picks.More pictures:

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